Thomas A. Dorsey

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Born: June 1, 1899 - Villa Rica, GA
Died: January 23, 1993 - Chicago, IL
Piano player/songwriter best known for writing blues classic "It's Tight Like That" (1928) and gospel standards like "Precious Lord, Take My Hand" (1932). In 1932 Dorsey (better known as "Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey") completely turned to writing biblical songs.
Thomas A. Dorsey got awarded with a Governor's Award For The Arts in Chicago (1985) and a Grammy\National Trustees Award (1992).

Sites:

georgiamusicmag.com, findagrave.com, Wikipedia

Aliases:

George Ramsey, Georgia Tom, Memphis Mose, Railroad Bill (2), Texas Tommy (3)

In Groups:

Famous Hokum Boys, Harum Scarums, Tampa Red And His Hokum Jug Band, The Hokum Boys, The Hokum Boys (5), The Paramount All Stars, Thomas A. Dorsey And The Gospel Singers, Yazoo All Stars

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Image	Title	Label	Catalog Number	Year	In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory	Actions
Albums
	SOG 3D110		Thomas A. Dorsey	The Maestro Sings ‎(3xLP, Album)	Sound Of Gospel Records	SOG 3D110	US	1980	Sell This Version
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Singles & EPs
	1710		Thomas A. Dorsey (The Gospel Singer)*	If You See My Saviour / How About You (Single)	Vocalion (2)	1710	US	1932	Sell This Version
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	11461		Thomas A. Dorsey	I'm Climbing Up The Rough Side Of The Mountain / Some Day I'm Going To See My Jesus ‎(10", Promo, S/Edition)	MGM Records	11461	US	1953	Sell This Version
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Compilations
	L-1041		Georgia Tom Dorsey*	1928-1932: Come On Mama Do That Dance (Comp)	Yazoo	L-1041	US	1974	Sell This Version